by Jessie Cross | Oct 24, 2025 | Ancestral Work, Samhain
When the Veil Thins and the World Turns Inward Samhain (pronounced SOW-in) arrives like a whisper from the Otherworld—an ancient Celtic festival marking the end of harvest and the beginning of winter. As the last of the crops are gathered and daylight wanes, the old...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 20, 2025 | Harvest Festivals, Samhain
The Turning of the Wheel As autumn ripens and the last harvests are gathered, a hush descends across the land. The veil thins. The light wanes. In the space between October 31 and November 1, the old Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in or Sah-win) marks the...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 19, 2025 | Ancestral Work, Elemental Magic, Ritual, Samhain, Shadow Work
Fire as Portal and Mirror As autumn deepens and the veil thins, fire and light take on new meaning. The flicker of a single candle can feel like a heartbeat…a bridge between this world and the unseen. In November’s hush, when the ancestors are near and the...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 19, 2025 | Elemental Magic, Samhain
When autumn arrives, the air itself seems to speak. Leaves rustle like whispers between worlds, winds pick up around corners carrying scents of woodsmoke and rain, and suddenly there’s motion everywhere…the restless breath of the season. Wind is the invisible...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 18, 2025 | Ancestral Work, Samhain, The Descent
As the veil thins and the air itself seems to shimmer with memory, we find ourselves walking along invisible borders. They’re the tender, liminal spaces where the living and the ancestral intertwine. These are the ancestral thresholds. The spaces between worlds,...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 15, 2025 | Aura Guide, Elemental Magic, Energy Medicine, The Descent
As the light thins and the air sharpens, your body and energy field responds long before the first frost. The aura—the subtle atmosphere that surrounds and interpenetrates the body—changes color, density, and rhythm with the seasons. Fall, with its amber light and...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 11, 2025 | Celebrations, Samhain, The Descent
Why your energy drops in fall: A spiritual look at autumn fatigue, emotional waves, and energetic transformation. As the air sharpens and dusk arrives earlier each day, something subtle begins to stir inside us. We feel it in our bones—the slowing, the soft ache, the...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 11, 2025 | Ancestral Work, Ritual, The Descent
Every year, as the sun wanes and the nights grow long, a subtle hush descends upon the Earth. The air thickens with memory. Dreams sharpen. Animals grow quiet. Candles seem to burn with more purpose. You can feel it — the strange shimmer in the atmosphere that...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 9, 2025 | Celebrations, Ritual, Samhain
From fog scrying to doorway blessings, explore hands-on ways to work with October’s liminal energy If Threshold Magic and the Veil Between Worlds: Exploring Liminal Energy in October explored the philosophy of the in-between, this companion guide is your invitation to...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 8, 2025 | Celebrations, Samhain
Doors, crossroads, fog, and dusk are all powerful symbols of transformation The Beauty of the In-Between October is a month of mist and mystery. The veil thins, the air grows crisp, and the world itself seems to pause—balanced between what was and what’s still...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 7, 2025 | Astrology, Harvest Festivals, Harvest Moon, Lunar
The Moon as Mirror of the Soul Every year, the Harvest Moon glows larger and lower than any other. It’s a moon of revelation, a luminous threshold between effort and reward, between the visible world of harvest and the unseen world of spirit. This full moon doesn’t...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 7, 2025 | Harvest Festivals, Harvest Moon, Lunar
Use the Harvest Moon to clear unwanted, lingering energy in your field The Harvest Moon glows like a lantern above ripened fields, illuminating every stalk, seed, and shadow that has grown since spring. It’s not just a moon of beauty. It’s a mirror. Under its silvery...
by Jessie Cross | Oct 5, 2025 | Harvest Festivals, Harvest Moon, Lunar
Honoring the sacred energies that emerge with the harvest and the waning light As the wheel of the year turns toward the waning light, the fields are heavy under the weight of their own abundance. The Harvest Moon rises—round, luminous, and patient—spilling her light...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 29, 2025 | Aura Guide, Energy Medicine, The Descent
Autumn is the season of thresholds. The light begins to tilt, shadows lengthen, and you’re ushered into a time of descent. As the natural world slows down, your own energy field—your aura—shifts with it. You may feel more sensitive, introspective, and attuned to...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 29, 2025 | Ancestral Work, Ritual, Samhain
Samhain is coming…and the veil is thinning. It’s a season of both harvest and remembrance. When the ancestors walk closer to us, and our intuition heightens. Creating an ancestral altar at this time of year is one of the most profound ways to honor those...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 23, 2025 | Autumn Equinox, Celebrations, Crystals, Plant Medicine
As the sun balances on the threshold between light and dark, the equinox arrives like a breath between heartbeats. It’s poised, potent, and brimming with magic. Whether it’s the spring equinox’s invitation to rebirth or the autumn equinox’s call to release and...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 23, 2025 | Harvest Festivals, Ritual
The Magic of Equinox Balance Twice a year, the wheel of the year pauses in a moment of perfect equilibrium. At the autumn equinox, day and night stand as equals. It’s a final moment of balance before the descent into longer nights and colder days. Energetically,...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 21, 2025 | Autumn Equinox, Celebrations, Harvest Festivals, Lunar, The Descent
The autumn equinox is a threshold moment in the year. It’s a brief pause when day and night stand in perfect balance before the scales tip toward the dark. For many, this season is rich with symbolism. It’s a time of harvest, gratitude, letting go, and...
